UFC officials today announced the two new contests, as well as confirming the John Albert (7-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) vs. Scott Jorgensen (13-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC) bantamweight fight reported earlier today by MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). All three bouts are expected to take place on the evening’s preliminary card.

UFC on FOX 5 takes place Dec. 8 at KeyArena in Seattle. The main card airs on FOX following prelims on FUEL TV.

Siver fights for just the second time at featherweight. The former
lightweight contender, who put together a solid 7-2 155-pound run during
his second octagon stint, dropped to 145 pounds earlier this year,
downing perennial contender Diego Nunes via unanimous decision in April.
The victory erased the sting of a first-round submission loss to Donald
Cerrone at this past October’s UFC 137 event and brought Siver’s record
up to 5-1 in his past six overall fights.

Meanwhile, Yagin looks to build on the biggest win of his career after
earning a split-decision win over Mark Hominick at this past April’s UFC
145 event. The hard-fought, bloody matchup earned the pair the
evening’s “Fight of the Night” bonus and served as Yagin’s first octagon
victory after falling short in his UFC debut against Junior
Assuncao.

A Washington native, Chiesa fights for the first time since claiming the “TUF: Live” tournament title with an impressive first-round submission win over the favored Al Iaquinta. Chiesa, who bravely coped with the death of his father while competing on the show, is undefeated since turning pro in 2008.

He’ll meet AMA Fight Club’s Oliveira, who recently snapped a three-fight octagon losing streak with a decision win over Yoislandy Izquierdo. “Tractor” made his UFC debut in 2009 and went 1-2 before being released by the promotion. He then earned four-straight wins on the regional scene and was invited back to the UFC, where he promptly dropped fights with Yves Edwards and Gleison Tibau before downing Izquierdo.

Jorgensen, a former WEC title challenger, finds himself in a must-win
situation. The Utah-based fighter won his first two UFC fights (over Ken
Stone and Jeff Curran) as part of an overall 7-1 run. But in 2012, he’s
suffered a decision loss to Renan Barao and a knockout defeat to Eddie
Wineland. The latter, though, did earn Jorgensen a “Fight of the Night”
bonus.

He now takes on Albert, who’s also in desperate need of a win. After a
quarterfinal-round finish on “The Ultimate Fighter 14,” Albert secured a
UFC contract with a dominant TKO victory over Dustin Pague on the
undercard of the show’s live finale. However, he’s since suffered
back-to-back submission losses to Ivan Menjivar and Erik Perez.

A total of 26 fighters got their chance to shine on Saturday as part of UFC 190 at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena. Now that UFC 190 is in the books, it’s time to commence MMAjunkie’s “Three Stars” ceremony.

The man known for cranking submissions to the point of injury added eye-gouging to his repertoire. But is the controversy of Rousimar Palhares too essential to his bizarre, awful appeal for his employers to take any meaningful action against him?